"They're bailing out the wrong people," said Creston Long, a history professor at Salisbury University, describing the prevailing sentiment of voters in Maryland's 1st Congressional District, home to the state's most competitive race.
The crisis has energized candidates challenging "safe" incumbents, and in more competitive races, nominees are linking their positions on issues such as environment and tax policy to a larger theme of economic...
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